Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-27
JULIAN HAWTHORNE.
Bigger and Stronger than Sullivan, but
Gentle as "a Lamb.

Gentle as "a Lamb.
"When Julian Hawthorne left Har-
ward he was 41-2 inches larger around
the waist than John l.. Sullivan. Had
he trained for tho ring he could have
knocked the worlds champion out in
| five minutes
The speaker was William Blaikie,
the well-known New York lawyer.
lecturer. and gymnast, ut the close of
his lecture on "Iiow 10 Get Strong at
7. NJ. G. "A. Hall one night-the audi
ence Toledo Eidde reporter.
Hawthorne was ut Harvard when |
rowed in the race of So" continued
Mr.. Blaikic, "and although we were
not in the same class, we were firm
friends. / was ali officer of the boats
crew at the time, and Hawthorne
couldn't row n little bit. He tipped
the crew over in the river one day and
gave US all II good ducking4 That was
more than we could stand and wo put
him out. Hawthorne was a stalwart
fellow, magnificent build, etc. But
human nature couldn't stand every
thing. Go down to Yale said Wilkin-
son. the wit of the crew. looking up at
Hawthorne, and tcllrthcm that you are
not big enough TO row with the Har-
ward crew. Ia
"But he was stout Broad-shoulder-
ed and brave and gentle. he was the
pride OF the school. One night he re-
WONDERED that he wanted something
at home. He walked that night to
THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES,
nfu- H.
back again, and was at the college be-
fore sunrise the next morning-fifty-two
miles in single night Aud he don't
think anything of walk of twenty
miles even now. Remember the story
Of how he broke the sword for Ger
man officer who persistently insulted
him on the bridge in Germany Julian
has sweet, kind. friendly disposition,
and wouldn't quarrel with any one.
But he took the sword ont of the hands
of the German officer, broke it across
| his knee and threw it over the bridge
into the river below. And he could
have dropped tho big German in after
| it if he had been SO disposed.
Hawthorne was an athlete, but lie
was also a scholar. One of the be, /
things ever saw him do was when H.,
helped Eliot Clark, son of James Free
man Clark, out in his studies. Haw-
| thorne came into young Clark's' room
to get Clark to 60 on some short ex-
| cursion.
Cant 60 said Cl'rk; got to
write n theme"
"'Oh. that's the trouble, said Haw-
throne. Let me have your pen. What's
the subjectr
+" 'TENNYsoNs IDYLS OF THE KING
sin half an hour Julian Hawthorne
| dashed off review which has since
| been the wonder of Harvard and sur
prised tile best critics, He gave it to
Elliott Clark.
The next time our professor saw
| James Freeman Clark he exclaimed;
81 want to congratulate you upon
| your sons production. During the
thirty years that have been connected
with the school have never seen any
thing equal to it. 81
Tho next day, 1T the dinner table,
James Freeman Clark told his son
about the compliment paid to his work.
Young Clark at once gave Hawthorne
the credit of it. a
W men naWln0rne Seiecleu 4 name
for his little daughter he called her
Hildegarde. SOME OF his friends told
him that wouldn't do. that Iildegarde
was toe. romantic. So he named The
next child John. There, said Julian,
that will take all the poetry out of
Hide zarde. BY the way. little 11-ycar-
old llildegarde can make q mile in
seven minutes. and that's something
not many men in this city can DO.
II have watched the controversy
growing out Of the Lowell interview.
and must say that admire Haw-
thorne's frank. open manner all the
more it is placed sin contrast TO the pie
crusty style o! Lowell. Hawthorne told
Lowell what lie ewanted. and Lowell
was quoted cerresliy. Hawthorne is a
gentleman aud hels above deceit.